Let us know what this holiday means to you.
For some it's green beer and bangers. For others, it is a time for religious reflection on St. Patrick himself. Some people decorate their houses green. Others, who aren't Irish or Catholic, shun the fun. How do you celebrate? Vote in our Patch Poll and tell us in the comments section how you will spend your day.
Dormont's favorite Irish band is performing throughout the area this weekend.
It's St. Patrick's Day weekend, and Dormont's favorite Irishmen—the Bastard Bearded Irishmen—have a busy schedule. Tune in to the WDVE Morning Show on 102.5 this morning to hear the Irishmen perform a few songs live. The Morning Show is on air from 6 to 10 a.m. Following the show, the band is headed to Johnstown to perform as special guests for The Clarks at Ace’s Lounge. Tomorrow, Saturday, after the St. Patrick’s Parade Day, the band will perform at Market Square starting at 3 p.m. The all-ages Market Square show will be held outside and is free to the public. Later in the evening, the Irishmen will perform at The Hard Rock Café, starting at 9 p.m., which will be videotaped for possible DVD or single-song video releases. Tickets for the …
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2:13 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Thanks. I think I'll take in their show tomorrow afternoon at Market Square and then have a beer at the Diamond Market Bar and Grill. more ›
If you insist on driving after a few drinks on St. Patrick's Day weekend, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system—and your criminal record.
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? As we approach the St. Patrick's Day weekend, and all the celebrations that come with it, Patch is here to help you know when enough is enough. When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Pennsylvania's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system. Check out the chart in the media portion of this article to see what your limit is…
It’s not all about the Guinness. Well … it is a little.
I have never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with Shamrock-shaped glasses, “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” t-shirts, or green beer. There’s Irish in my blood, but until about seven years ago, I didn’t really celebrate it at all. But then my family and I watched a series of St. Patrick’s Day specials on Food Network and realized how much we didn’t know about our own heritage—especially about its food. We’d never thought about Irish food. It’s always been easy to celebrate our Italian roots, because that culture is more recent to us. We can pinpoint the decade our family came to the United States. We still have closely-guarded family recipes, and we know some Italian phrases. But the Scotch-Irish side of our family has been in the United States since the …
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4:36 pm on Monday, March 19, 2012
My mom is responsible for the soda bread—I don't exactly bake. There was a questionable chocolate chip cookie incident once. more ›
I tried this recipe with friends a few weeks back and it turned out to be a wonderful tasty treat.
I tried this recipe with friends a few weeks back and it turned out to be a wonderful treat. I’ve never made something quite like this, but was able to pitch in with some stirring and seasoning as the master chef stewed his creamy concoction. Cut five or six Idaho potatoes into cubes and soak them in cold, salted water. Fry the onion and garlic in virgin olive oil until translucent in a large pot on the stove. Then dump the stock in and bring it to a boil. When the stock boils, dump the cubed potatoes in and they will slowly disappear into the mixture. Add bacon, chopped celery and carrots, and some grated cheese. Dump a little beer in to give it some extra flavor with the broth. Then add the red potatoes, bacon, cream, cheese and spices …
Here are a few St. Patrick’s Day events happening in and around Dormont and Brookline this weekend.
Happy St. Patch-rick’s Day (almost)! Irish or not, this is a holiday people love to celebrate, and there are a few events happening in and around Dormont and Brookline to help you get your “green” on. Here they are: Do you know of any other St. Patrick’s Day events or specials in the area? Let us know! Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
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2:57 pm on Saturday, March 17, 2012
Thank You Erin!!! And Have A "Green Beer" On Me! ( lol ) Billy more ›
My wife and I made a variation of this for family and friends. We modified it to make it more local. Answers tomorrow. Enjoy. There's no prize, but the satisfaction of a job well done. Enjoy bonus pictures of our trip. Won't bore you with all of them.
Multiple Choice – there is only one correct answer for each question 1) What are pampooties? A) shoes B) pint glasses C) wee Irish kids d) potatoes 2) What is a bodhran? A) a car B) a drum C) a pot D) a mythological being 3) Which Irish author did not win a Nobel Prize for Literature? A) James Joyce B) Seamus Heaney C) William Butler Yeats D) Samuel Beckett 4) What is the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery still operating? A) Powers B) Paddy C) Bushmills D) Jameson 5) Eirinn go brach (Erin go braugh – phonetic version) is Irish for? A) Have a nice day B) May the Road Rise to Meet You C) Ireland forever D) Top of the mornin’ 6) The Cliffs of Moher are located in which County? A) County Allegheny B) …
If you're going to drink on St. Patrick's Day, do it with good taste and an eye for imported and local treasures.
While St. Patrick's Day has become for too many and excuse to drink - no matter their heritage - it is undeniable that imbibing is part of the Irish culture, much the same as a pint of ale is synonymous with a British pub or a dram of Scotch in the highlands. But just because the holiday as celebrated in the states has become associated with copious and conspicuous drinking doesn't mean you should just chase whatever swill, green-tinted or otherwise, that comes your way. Rather, think of the holiday as a chance to bone up on local and international treasures of the beer world. Drink quality, not quantity. With this in mind, here are seventeen beers to celebrate with Thursday (as well as a friendly reminder from the Dormont-Brookline Patch …
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For St. Patrick's Day, you can venture into the wilds of South Side for your Irish grub, or you can stroll into the relatively quiet Mount Lebanon business district and pay a visit to Molly Brannigans.
When it comes to dining out, you can rely on your old standbys or you can try something new. Give your favorites a break from time to time and try one of our recommendations. You and your appetite may be pleasantly surprised by the results. Overview: Someone looking to spend St. Patrick's Day in an Irish pub or restaurant has a lot of options in this town, the best being Piper's Pub on East Carson Street in the South Side and Mullaney's Harp and Fiddle in the Strip District. But if you're looking to avoid bar-heavy areas, there's a decent Irish-themed bar and restaurant just up the road in Mount Lebanon: Molly Brannigans on Washington Road. You may not get the Old World ambience that you would at other pubs, but you'll find a pleasant …
Dormont resident Hannah O'Toole will be among the Shovlin dancers performing in Saturday's parade.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, the basement of the Dormont Municipal Center turns into a bit of the Emerald Isle as dancers with the Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance practice. And Saturday, they'll take park in Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day parade. Hannah O'Toole, 14, of Dormont, will be among them. Hannah, the daughter of Dina and Martin O'Toole, has been dancing since she was 5 years old. She graciously agreed to model her dance outfit that she'll be wearing Saturday. Hannah got into Irish dance by way of her Italian mother. "I thought it might be nice to keep that culture," Dina O'Toole said, explaining she has Italian relatives in the area, but Hannah's paternal grandparents are dead. "I fell in love with it when I first started," Hannah …
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8:20 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
@NE12Ukid-unfortunately, most of the kids I worked with had to eat a ground/soft food diet so salad wouldn't work but thanks for the thought :) more ›